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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-20

"Yes," remarked Dumley, confiden-
TALLY, to Featherly, "I'm having a hard
(hic) fight with liquor, but expect to
(hic) win" al think you will, Dumley :"
was Featherly's encouraging response,
"if you keep on taking the offensive"
New York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-20

No\>Ioc that are fretful, peevish,
O~SSSO cross, or troubled with
Windy Collie, Teething Pains, or
Stomach Disorders, can be relieved
at once by using Acker's Baby Soother.
1t contains no Opium or Morphine.
hence is safe. Price 20 cents. Sold by
For sale by Ragland & Kennedy. ly
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-20
LIGHT FLASHES,

And Other News Items Picked Around
Town BY Our Reporters
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-20
OSCAR BERGsTRoM TIL. GRAY.
BERGSTROM & GRAY,
Undertakers and Funeral Directors
Livery Stables and Hacks Connected.

- Hacks Nos. 10, II. IL, 10, "A. Is. Under
pO5lte Met ger Hotel. Bodies embalmed ana
shipped to all points in the Union. Only white
tearse - the city. Open day and night Tels.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-20

In that line we bought a Bankrupt Stock,
and can offer Great Inducements, and would
ask you to price our Clothing before buying
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-20
THE CONVICT SHIP
ESCAPE IN MID-OCEAN
PRICES.

Reserved Seats .................$l, 75c. and Soc.
Ghlery <OC.
Tickets now on sale at Rische's.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-20

100 pieces all shades Canvas Cloth, at l5c,
worth PC.
70 pieces Fancy Figured Bunting at &c,
worth l5c.
20 pieces Nuns Yelling at l6l5c, worth PC
100 pieces Albatross, Camel's Hair, De
Beige and Batiste.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
DEPUTY CORONER PURMAN RESIGNS.
He Doesn't Care to Depend on the Good Will
Of Bad Gang for His Pay.

DIR. D. M. Purman has handed to DR.. Wagner
as soon as his successor is appointed. The res
ignation is the result of the refusal of the
County Commissioners to pay Dr. Purman for
his services. In his letter of resignation to the
coroner the Doctor says: II have acquired all
the glory / care for, and am anxious to have
my mantle fall on more ambitious shoulders. l
would gladly continue to stand by you in your
battle but can i'll afford to sacrifice my profess
sional work to position where the compensa-
of bad gang. am sure you have the good will
of all fair minded people who like to see fair
play"
<The commissioners have treated Dr. Purman
with the same disrespect they have shown Coro
ner Wagner since he took charge of his Office.
When he pressed them to allow his bills they
compelled him to cut them down one-half before
anything was paid, and then required him to
resign receipt showing that he had received
payment in full
II have not appointed DR.. Purmans successor
yet said Dr. Wagner last evening land doubt
cepted. can not get reputable physician to
take the position, because of the attitude of the
commissioners. No physician with any practice
is going to devote his time to an Office where he
knows his bills will not be allowed j have no
doubt the board will gloat over DR.. Purman's
allow me anything for my work is to compel me
to resign. too, but they will be mistaken. If
never get cent for my work shall stick to the
Office until my term is out; and not only that,
/ shall run again for the purpose of getting a
chance to have my fight with them out. If the
gang thinks it can down me by withholding my
pay. it is reckoning without its host | am here
to stay and fight them"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
TALKS AND GLlMPSES.

A New Thing for Imitators OF the Ways of the
English
sHair Singing Done Here" is the queer sign
that meets the eye of patrons of South Illinois
street barber shop.
what does it meant" asked a reporter of an
employe in the shop.
"Just what it says. It is an old thing in
England, but it isn't much known here. In
stead of cutting the hair we burn it down with q
small taper. holding our fingers under the fire as
we do under the scissors to keep it from burning
too short"
SIS it an improvement cutting with the
scissorsP
''Some think SO. The purpose is to close p
this end of the hair SO as to keep the oil IN
If that is done they the hair will retain
its vigor, freshness and glass. 1t should be done
twice a month"
Isn't it daneerousl
mot bit. It's new but wait until the
Americans take to it. and they will all 20 around
with singed heads"
No. we don't use it," said the head barber in
a popular shop, when asked about the matter.
Its simply craze that has taken with a few
dudes and there is nothing in it. 1t simply
makes more work for the BARRIERS. and does the
customer no good. / think any man that would
have his hair singed is about ready for the
insane asylum"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
Caudidates-state and National.

Washington Gazette: We believe that the
first choice Of the Repu blicans Of Washington
and Daviess county forithe presidential ticket OF
1883 is Harrison, with General Hawley for Vice
president Such combination would win in
Indiana.
Boonville Standard: Hon. Will Cumback and
Lieutenant-sovernor Robertson favorably
spoken of by many exchanges probable can
didates before the next State Republican con-
vention. Either would make q victorious race
and an excellent Governor.
Fowler Era: With General Harrison for
President Indiana is a certain Republican State.
With enera Hawley for Vice-presdent Con-
necticut is q certain Republican State. With
these two States certainly Republican the Re-
publican ticket can be certainly elected.
Seymour Republican: Green Smith is now
said to be open candidate for the nomination
for Governor in 'S8. If Mr.. Smith receives the
nomination and Hon. Albert G. Porter can be in
duced enter the against him, it would
take o mighty long time to count the votes that
Green would not receive
Rockville Republican: No Republican can
hope to carry Indiana for Governor next year
unless he 10 and has been a pronounced enemy
of the Liquor League We must have a candi-
date who is not and never has been afraid to
stand up boldly for the right We want q man
who will himself be a platform on this subject
We cannot carry the State if we do not have
such a candidate. We can never again afford to
show the white feather in this matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
Republicanism Good Enough for white

Recent Interview with the Poet
II understood that recent attempt to get
you to vote the Prohibition ticket did not sue
coed very well" I suggested.
Whittier's eyes twinkled. mo, not very we'll
I find the Republican ballot much to my taste,
though l have been a member of a total
abstinence society ever since was q. In this
State think one is hardly called on to vote the
Prohibition ticket, for while there are many
good temperance men in the Democratic party
find that the bulk of the enemies of the cause
are there. too"
'sYou still take great interest in politicslr
''Oh yes!'
''What do you think of the Presidents mes
sagel"
''Well. from what read of Tiny eyes are
so poor / could not read it ALL should say
that it was very positive document. But
hardly think such radical changes would be
advisable. 1 believe that the tariff should be
reduced, but great care must be taken not to
injure any of our vested interests and work
hardship to any body of our laboring men,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
Suspected of Numbering Her Infant.

Coroner Wagner yesterday held an inquest on
the remains of a child that it was charged had
been murdered by its parents. Last Wednss-
day night domestic at of the leading no.
tells gave birth to child, and in a few hours
afterward the mother was driven away in a
hack, and carried away with her q paper box.
DIR. Wagner was informed of the matter, and
Saturday night traced the woman from one
boarding house to another. until he found where
she was stopping. She was not at home, but be
succeeded getting into her room, and under
the bed found q box containing the remains of
the child. A post-mortem was held yesterday
and The verdict that the child was born
alive. There were no marks Of violence on 1t,
and the physicians were unable to agree whether
not to its death through natural
causes The detectives of the police force have
the woman in custody at a private boarding
house. but there will be no effort TO prosecute
her unless more evidence tending to show in
fantcide is discovered. The woman is white
ard the child colored.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
SHOT BIZ A DRUNKEN YOUTH.
Too Bad Boys Wind Up a Nights Spree by
Shooting and Wounding Man.

Robert Lash and Thomas Force each aged
sixteen, and sons of very respectable parents,
living on North West street, were locked in the
station-house yesterday, the first charged with
assault and battery with intent to kill. and the
second with shooting with intent to kill. Early
Saturday evening the two left home for the pur-
pose OF making night of it" in tire saloons.
The fore part of the night was spent in
downtown saloons, and when they closed
the boys went to Monroe's resort, north
west of the city. They left the saloon at
8 o'clock in the morning for the purpose of see
ing the gas display at the north end of Illinois
street before they went home. When they
reached burning gas they found no one there
but three negro boys and George Zahniser, the
Waterman, who reclining on plank near the
well half asleep. The first he knew of the pres
ence of Lash and Force was when one of them
called out, Get up and turn off this gas"
Zahniser raised up, and seeing that his disturb
ers were boys, made some slight remark.
I'VE say for you to turn off this gas, re-
peated one of them.
81 will turr. it off after while. Go on home,
boys, you are drunk, replied Zahniser. getting
up.
AS he got up Lash and Force each drew re-
volver, and pointing the weapons at the watch
man, again commanded him to turn off the gas.
to run, and Lash fired, standing within three
feet of Zahniser. The ball struck Zahniser on
the right cheek. just below the eye, and glanced
over the cheek bone and came out near the ear.
His nose and right eye were badly burned by the
powder, and the wound, while not dangerous,
will disfgure him for life. AS soon as he was
hit Zahniser started to run, and Force then
fired two shots after him, but they did not strike
him. The negroes who were present when Lash
and Force came up happened to know Lash, and
following Zahniser. told him who his assailant
was. Zahniser went directly to the station
house. and in two hours Sergeant Lowe and pa
rrolmen Richards, Long, Manning, Ward and
Temple arfested the would-be murderers near
their homes.
Zahniser employed as a caul11er by the
company that laid the pipe line for the Broad
Ripple company, and lives in Pittsburg. Yes
terday he suffered very much from the wound
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
Laws That Are Lame.

81 can't help but think that the criminal laws
are lame in some respects" said Judge Irwin to
Journal reporter. ''If q criminal demands a
jury trial the judge becomes almost nonenity
in the case. The law says that he should in
struct the jury to the law in tho
case, and after he has done that
he must make it plain to them that
they are the judges of both the law and the evil
dence. The purpose of the law was perhaps
good, but it gave jury TOO much authority"
Another attorney commenting on the same sub
ject called attention to the recent trial of the
street-car company. where the judge in positive
terms told the jury they must find the defend
ant guilty of maintaining nuisance. Then ne
had to tell the jury that they themselves were
the judges of the law in the case. and they did
judge it themselves for they ignored the in
structions OF the judge and disagreed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
THE NEW COUNCILS COMMITTEES.
Talk About Their Makeup and How the Fire
Department Is Likely To Be Affected.

The committees of the incoming Council will
probably be held in reserve until the hospital,
dispensary and improvement boards are formed.
Among new members there is a desire to serve
one or the other of these boards in prefer
ence to taking position on the more important
committees but the old members want to have
as little to do possible, outside of assuming
charge of financial matters and the fire depart
ment There is always more or less activity in
pushing the claims of this man
or that for the fire committee. 1t
is prevalent supposition that every new coun-
Gilman has ideas Of reform in regard to the de-
partment, and that he ought TO have q chance
to exercise them. Last year the Republican
maioritp Of joint ballot enabled the
Democrats to trade for positions, and one of
the features of the several deals growing out of
that condition was the increase of the special
fire committee from three members to five.
The Democrats insisted on having two NOM
bers, while the Republicans declined to give
them majority which they would have had
if the increase had not been made. It is
now proposed to reduce the committee to three
members, but the friends ofIone or two Repub-
lican councilmen who wish to control the de-
partment object to this, because a committee of
three must necessarily leave all off except two,
as the third position will 60 to Democrat. 1t
is said that committee of three means no in
crease of firemens wages. a matter that is to be
brought before the new Council some time during
the year, while of Eve will urge the
dropping of one man from each engine-house
and the increasing oe wages for the rest There
have been several informal caucuses concerning
the personnel of the boards in which the
fire committee was canvassed, but nothing
definite has been reached. It is not probable
that any proposition TO increase the city's
peuditures will go through without good deal
of opposition, for Councilman Thalman, chair
man of the present finance committee, says
that the policy for the next two years must be
close retrenchment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
DEDICATION OF A NEW STRUCTURE.
Interesting Exercises Yesterday by the So
cial Turnverein and Other Societies.

All the German social organizations of the
city participated in the formal opening Of the
new building of the Indianapolis Social Turn
verein yesterday The exercises occupied both
the afternoon and evening. The afternoon ex-
ercises were for and by the children of the soci-
ETY.. They assembled in the old hall at o'clock
and marched to the new building. The keys
were delivered to them and they opened the
building to the public There were songs and
some short addresses. after which the children
were treated to coffee and cake.
For the dedcatorv exercise proper in the
evening the hall was beautifully decorated. On
temporary stage erected in the south end was
placed the bust of jain, the father of German
turning, and over the platform transpar-
emit ssWelcome" Temporary seats were pre-
pared for the audience, and the hall packed
Nearly all the German societies attended In
body. The dedicatory address was delivered by
He gave brief history of the German race, and
recited some of the causes that led SO many of
them to emigrate to this country. Those
We're weD 'I he s aei' looked upon Ias for
a time with disfavor. but they bad shown
that they were capable of making the best of
make the German good citizen much as the
introduction of the German language into the
public schools. Notwithstanding this. the old
opposition to the teaching of German was
springing up again. Experience. he thought.
had shown that where both English and German
were taught it made man better citizen, and
tended to that amalgamation that all desired.
Referring to the work of the Social Turnveren,
he said that the society had never been pros
porous
AT the close of Mr.. Lieber's address quite
number of congratulatory letters were read
from friends of the society in other cities,
who unable to be present. Mr.
Franklin Vonnegut and Oscar Sputh, who
formerly teacher in the society, spoke briefly.
Mr.. Vonnegut gave diplomas to the following
honorary members: A. Metzger, Jacob Metz
ger, Henry Schnuil, George Manifold, and John
F. Mayer. The exercises throughout were in
terspersed with excellent music. both vocal and
instrumental. by the several singing societies
present.
The new building. together with the rearrang-
ing of the old one, cost the society SO. 500. The
new building faces on Pearl street and joins in
the rear the old structure. which faces
Maryland street It is S5x41 feet and forty feet
high In the basement arranged bathing
apartments and ten-pin alleys The second
floor is the gymnasium. The has been
refurnished with new appliances and IS one of
the best equipped gymnasiums in the city. On
the third floor is the gallery overlooking the
gymnasium hail. The old building mas been re-
modelled. 1t contains the audience-room, library,
ladies' parlors and other apartments
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
Collection for the Poor.

At yesterday afternoons session OF the
Seventh Presbyterian Sunday-school a collec-
ton for the poor was taken up, which Melted
about $50 in money. besides considerable
amount of clothing and food. A portion of the
donation was for special cases. but the bulk of
it will be turned over to the charity organiza-
classes will make contribution for the same
purpose next Sunday. The Sunday-school is in
a prosperous condition, the average attendance
during the past three months being over four
hundred, while yesterday it reached 453. The
Christmas festivities of this school will take
place at the Vireinia-svenue Rink on Friday
evening, for which an elaborate programme has
been prepared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
Plans of Local *. of L..

''We are going to make an effort to double the
membership Of the order OF Knights of Labor
before the General Assembly meets here next
year." said an officer of the district assembly
yesterday. 1T is a fact that our list OF mem
bers in good standing has greatly decreased
the last year. but it is because the order has not
been properly looked after here. Z"
us it a fact that many of the members have
become dissatisfied with the agitatiou2"
mo The great trouble is from the unedu-
Gated laboring men who come into the order and
expect to get rich with its help in few months
They don't find their condition bettered, as they
supposed it would be, and they consequently
get Disguised and neglect to pay their dues
Then they are put in the outstanding list The
first of the year we expect to put men ont who
will do nothing else but reorganize the as
sembies where so many of the men have gone
the outstanding list, and we think we can
get them nearly all back into good standing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19

named for it citizen said last night: "If the
present city Offices in the basemen of the court
house unsuitable solely on account Of damp
ness and bad ventilation, the remedy Is simple
and cheap. An area way twenty feet wide could
be made around the courthouse with banks
slopine to sidewalk five feet wide. The banks
could be sodded and otherwise made attractive.
The rooms would be as dry as those on the first
floor. 1t would cost only few thousand dollars
to do this aud save for the city offices which 1t
gets at an exceedingly low rent, with light and
heat included" The city now pays 81, 800 year
to the county for the entire basement, in which
are fourteen rooms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
Religion in Business.

Rev. N. A. Hyde, of the Mayhower Congre-
Rational Church, preached last night on the
theme. Religion IN Business" He selected for
bis text whether, therefore. ys eat, o. drink,
or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory
of God" / Cor, K, 81. In many minds, he said,
there is an idea that the necessities of business
are incompatible with a good Christian life.
The practical spirit of our time will not allow
anything to interfere with mans nece ssary
work. This antagonism does not really exist
The practical question is, how does
Christian duty affect businessa In the
first place, IL has something to say about the
kind of business man shall follow. All ways
of getting living are not permitted to the
Christian. Gambling, robbery of every descrip.
ton. and occupations harmful to society are
forbidden. Religion demands that business
shall respect her institutions. The attitude of
business in some of the large cities aud of some
larger corporations toward the day Of rest and
public worship, may justly cause alarm Their
encroachments on the Sabbath interruptions.
They gradually doing away with the Sab
bath and are obliging large and growing class
d WORKING people to work seven days in the
week. They are endangering the wholesome in
Huences OF the church. Such results degrade
morals and tend TO destroy social order
Religion demands that business shall be con-
5ucted on fundamental principles of Christian
morality. Suppose dishonesty does succeed, is
that true prosperity! The mental degradation,
inward shame, hatred OF mankind and the dis
pleasure of God are more than any man can af-
ford to pay for worldly success. Religion re-
nuIres that business shall always respect the
truth. The temptations 70 falsehood in trads
are sometimes great. No young man can afford
20 serve an employer who requires the practice
OF tricks which involve deception and lying to a
customer. Religion demands fidelity TO truth.
A man should be more careful of the property
OF others committed to his than
Of his own. That bank officer who lost
his life IN defending the property under
his care Ia noble example in our day when
many have been ready to squauder, instead of
guard the interests os others committed to their
care. Finally, religion demands of business
that It shall pay due regard to the wants of the
spiritual nature. 1t says there is another life,
and men should lay mp treasures in heaven. The
busiest men IN the world have often been men
OK the noblest Christian character They have
Taught that secular affairs not in their nat
nre unfriendly to religious life. Nothing that
e legimate Is common unclean The carpen-
Ter can take his religion to the work bench as
well as TO the prayer meeting. All LIES work
lhould be raised TO the level of sacred things
Satan has no more plausible plea for rreligion
than this. you have so much 10 do, you have too
many cares. you must refuse the invitation OF
Christ, and take no part in the wedding feast
yhen the time comes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
Confession of a Thief.

William Morris, alias Clouser, the thief
arrested here last Friday, and identified as one
OF the men who robbed S. T. Kyle's store at La
dogs, made a partial confession yesterday in
which he admitted that there were three more
saen connected with his gang of thieves. !. He
said he could produce all the goods taken from
he would have TO expose his pals. The officers
believe that they will get a full confession from
him before he is taken to Charlottesville to-day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19

desires to be associated with and
under the guidance of Christian men.
terrain Church. preached on the subject "The
Way of the Transgressor Is Hard" Beginning
tonight, Messrs. Hogan and Lavery VIII con-
duct a series of revival meetings at the Olive
street Church.